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QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN – ATP MEDIA NOTES DAY 6 – SATURDAY 11 JANUARY 2020

Khalifa Tennis Complex | Doha, Qatar | 6-11 January 2020

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• This is the youngest final in the tournament's 28-year history between Corentin Moutet (20) and Andrey Rublev (22). If Moutet wins, he will become the second-youngest champion in Doha history behind Andy Murray (20) in 2008. If Rublev wins, he will become the third-youngest champion in Doha behind Murray, who won back-to-back titles in 2008-09. This is the youngest ATP Tour final since Atlanta last July: Alex de Minaur (20) d. Taylor Fritz (21).

• Moutet is appearing in his first ATP Tour final and he is trying to become the sixth Frenchman to win the Doha title: 2018 - Gael Monfils 2013 - Richard Gasquet 2012 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2004 - Nicolas Escude 2000 - Fabrice Santoro

• Moutet is the third qualifier to reach the Doha final, the first since Bohdan Ulihrach in 2001 (l. to Rios). The only qualifier to win the title was Rainer Schuettler in 1999 (d. Henman). He was also the last first-time ATP Tour champion in Doha. There were 15 first-time ATP Tour champions last year, the most since 1999 when there were 16.

• Rublev is making his fifth career ATP Tour final appearance (2-2), his second in three years in Doha. In 2018 he lost to Monfils in the final. Rublev is trying to become the second Russian champion in Doha behind Nikolay Davydenko, who captured the 2010 title (d. Nadal). He also was a finalist in 2011 and 2013.

[Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs [2] Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Meeting

Moutet 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 81 | 5-10 in 2019 | 4-0 at Doha (2020 Finalist) • #NextGenATP Frenchman is appearing in his first ATP Tour final and 12-2 in sets this week in six matches. • No. 1 this week in service games won (49 of 53, 92%), 1st serve pct. (76%) and No. 2 in break pts. saved (13 of 17, 76%). Has broken opponents 13% this week (7 of 53 games), converting 7 of 23 break points (30%). • The left-hander is projected to move from No. 81 to a career-high No. 71 in the FedEx ATP Rankings and to around No. 57 if he wins the title. His win over No. 15-ranked Wawrinka on Friday was the biggest of his career. • His previous biggest win came over No. 23 Pella to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros as WC (l to Londero) • Qualified and rallied from 2 sets down to defeat Dimitrov in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 2R). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 17 June and his best ranking last year was No. 80 on 22 July. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Paris as LL (d. Lajovic, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Opelka in Lyon 1R as WC (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R). Qualified at Dubai (l. to Hurkacz in 1R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Chennai, IND (d. A. Harris) and Lyon, FRA (d. E. Ymer). • Also advanced to Samarkand, UZB Challenger final (l. to Menezes).

Rublev 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 23 | 38-19 in 2019 (Moscow Champion) | 8-2 at Doha (‘18, ‘20 Finalist) • Appearing in fifth ATP Tour final (2-2) and last title came on home soil in Moscow last October (d. Mannarino). • No. 1 this week in 1st serve pts. won (81%), and return games won (12 of 27, 44%) and No. 2 in service games won (24 of 26, 92%), saving 6 of 8 break pts. (75%). • No. 3 Russian is projected to move from No. 23 to a career-high No. 20 in the FedEx ATP Rankings on Monday (No. 19 if he wins the title). • Won title on 22nd birthday in hometown of Moscow (d. Mannarino). Reached Hamburg final (l. to Basilashvili). • Earned career-high 38 wins and achieved career-high No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 October -- joining Khachanov and Medvedev as 1st Russian trio in Top 25 since Andreev, Davydenko and Tursunov on 13 July 2009. • Posted biggest career win over No. 3 Federer in 62 minutes to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati as Q (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Quickest loss by Federer since 2003 Sydney 1R (l. to Squillari in 54 minutes). • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to Shapovalov in 3R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to eventual champion Fognini in 1R). Reached 3R at Indian Wells as LL (l. to Khachanov) and Shanghai (l. to A. Zverev). • Defeated fellow former World No. 1 juniors Tsitsipas and Kyrgios en route to US Open 4R (l. to Berrettini). • Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 doubles final at Paris w/Khachanov (l. to Herbert/Mahut).

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QF: [Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting

Moutet 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 81 | 5-10 in 2019 | 2-0 at Doha (2020 QF) • #NextGenATP Frenchman is appearing in his second ATP Tour QF (2018 Quito). Qualified and 8-0 in sets so far. • Beat No. 23 Pella for biggest career win and to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros as WC (l. to Londero). • Qualified and rallied from 2 sets down to defeat Dimitrov in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 2R). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 17 June and achieved career-high No. 80 on 22 July. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Paris as LL (d. Lajovic, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Opelka in Lyon 1R as WC (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R). Qualified at Dubai (l. to Hurkacz in 1R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Chennai, IND (d. A. Harris) and Lyon, FRA (d. E. Ymer). • Also advanced to Samarkand, UZB Challenger final (l. to Menezes).

Verdasco 2019 Summary | Age: 36 | World No. 49 | 26-27 in 2019 (4 QFs) | 11-7 at Doha (2017 SF) • Last season reached four quarter-finals (0-4) and trying to reach first SF since October 2018 in Vienna (l. to Anderson). Appearing in his second QF in Doha (2017 SF). In six other appearances lost in 2R. • Earned 20+ wins in 16 straight seasons (2004-19). Tied with Nadal for 2nd-longest active streak (Federer 20). • Reached QFs at Sofia (l. to Berrettini), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Nadal), Eastbourne (l. to Querrey) and Kitzbuhel (l. to Sonego). Played 6 sets in 4 hrs, 54 mins on 16 May at Rome (d. Thiem in 2R and Khachanov in 3R). • Earned 6th career win from 2 sets down in Wimbledon 2R (d. Edmund, l. to Goffin in 4R). • Suffered 5th loss from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs) and 6th loss from 2 sets up in US Open 2R (l. to Chung after holding 1 MP). • Has played at 66 straight Grand Slams -- 2nd-longest streak of all-time behind Lopez’ active streak of 71. • Saved 3 MPs vs. Gerasimov in Marseille 1R (l. to Bachinger in 2R).

QF: [1] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Wawrinka Leads 3-1 13 Chennai (India) Hard QF Aljaz Bedene 6-2 7-6(6) 14 Chennai (India) Hard QF Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-1 15 Chennai (India) Hard F Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-4 18 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Stan Wawrinka 7-5 7-6(5)

Wawrinka 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 15 | 33-19 in 2019 (Rotterdam & Antwerp Finals) | 7-5 at Doha (2008 Final) • Last year reached quarter-finals or better in eight tournaments. Appearing in third QF in Doha (2008 final, 2019 QF). • Advanced to finals at Rotterdam (d. Nishikori, l. to Monfils) and Antwerp (l. to Murray). • Upset Djokovic in US Open 4R for 5th win in last 6 Grand Slam meetings vs. World No. 1 (l. to Medvedev in QF). • Owns 5-4 record vs. World No. 1 at Grand Slams and 0-17 elsewhere. • Reached Roland Garros QF-or-better for 5th time (d. Tsitsipas 8-6 in 5th after 5 hrs and 9 mins, l. to Federer in QF). • Defeated fellow former World No. 3 Dimitrov in 3 TBs for 500th career win in Roland Garros 3R. • Also defeated Dimitrov in Montreal 1R (l. to Khachanov in 2R) and Cincinnati 1R (l. to Rublev in 2R). • Withdrew from Stuttgart (fatigue), St. Petersburg (foot), Tokyo (foot) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (foot). • Conceded walkover to Federer in Basel QF due to lower back injury.

Bedene 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 58 | 33-19 in 2019 (Metz Final) | 3-1 at Doha (2020 QF) • Last season reached quarter-finals or better in five tournaments and went 2-3 in QF matches. First QF in Doha. • Fell to 0-4 lifetime in ATP Tour finals with 3-set loss to Tsonga at Metz. • Defeated Cecchinato en route to Rio de Janeiro SF (W/O vs. Djere due to right leg injury). • Advanced to QFs at Cordoba (d. Fognini, l. to Cuevas), Umag (l. to Lajovic) and Vienna as Q (l. to Monfils). • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Albot in 1R) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Raonic in 2R). • Rallied from 2 sets down for 1st time in career and saved 3 MPs vs. Paire in US Open 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R). • Won 16th Challenger title at Portoroz, SLO (d. Durasovic). Improved to 16-2 in ATP Challenger Tour finals. • Had his 27-match, 3-year Challenger win streak end in Orleans, FRA QF (l. to M. Ymer).

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QF: Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [2] Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Meeting

Herbert 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 65 | 22-24 in 2019 (Montpellier Final) | 4-1 at Doha (2019-20 QF) • Last season reached quarter-finals or better in four tournaments and went 3-1 in QFs. Second straight QF in Doha. • Achieved career-high No. 36 in ATP Rankings on 11 February after reaching Montpellier final (l. to Tsonga). • Advanced to Budapest SF (l. to Krajinovic), Halle SF (l. to Federer) and Doha QF (d. Thiem in 1R, l. to Berdych). • Earned biggest singles win of career over No. 6 Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R (l. to Coric in 3R). • Defeated former Grand Slam semi-finalists Querrey and Chung to reach Australian Open 3R (l. to Raonic). • Completed career Grand Slam in doubles w/Mahut by winning Australian Open title (d. Kontinen/Peers). • Did not drop a set w/Mahut en route to titles at ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Khachanov/Rublev) and Nitto ATP Finals (d. Klaasen/Venus). Won all 4 Grand Slams, Nitto ATP Finals and 7 of 9 ATP Masters 1000s in 5 years as a team. • Also won doubles title at Doha with 2nd-time partner Goffin (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

Rublev 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 23 | 38-19 in 2019 (Moscow Champion) | 6-2 at Doha (2018 Finalist) • Last season reached quarter-finals or better in seven tournaments and 2-5 in QFs. Second QF in Doha (2018 final) • Won title on 22nd birthday in hometown of Moscow (d. Mannarino). Reached Hamburg final (l. to Basilashvili). • Earned career-high 38 wins and achieved career-high No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 October -- joining Khachanov and Medvedev as 1st Russian trio in Top 25 since Andreev, Davydenko and Tursunov on 13 July 2009. • Posted biggest career win over No. 3 Federer in 62 minutes to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati as Q (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Quickest loss by Federer since 2003 Sydney 1R (l. to Squillari in 54 minutes). • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to Shapovalov in 3R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to eventual champion Fognini in 1R). Reached 3R at Indian Wells as LL (l. to Khachanov) and Shanghai (l. to A. Zverev). • Defeated fellow former World No. 1 juniors Tsitsipas and Kyrgios en route to US Open 4R (l. to Berrettini). • Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 doubles final at Paris w/Khachanov (l. to Herbert/Mahut). POTENTIAL SEMI-FINAL FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) Kecmanovic Leads 1-0 19 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Miomir Kecmanovic 3-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Kecmanovic 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 62 | 24-22 in 2019 (Antalya Final) | 2-1 at Doha (2020 QF) • Has only lost 15 games this week en route to his second career ATP Tour semi-final. • Achieved new career-high ranking 15 times, breaking into Top 100 and Top 50. Peaked at No. 47 on 9 September. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour SF and final at Antalya (d. Thompson in 3 TBs, l. to Sonego after holding 1 MP). • Defeated Ruud and Davidovich Fokina to qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals SF (l. to eventual champion Sinner). • Reached QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells as LL (l. to Raonic) and Atlanta (l. to Fritz). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati and beat No. 6 A. Zverev for biggest career win (l. to Bautista Agut in 3R). • Posted 1st Grand Slam win at Roland Garros (d. Kudla in 5 sets, l. to Goffin in 2R). • Earned 1st ATP Tour win of career at Brisbane as Q (d. Mayer, l. to Raonic in 2R). Finished season with 24 wins. • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Verdasco in 1R) and Budapest (l. to Millman in 1R).

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) vs Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Meeting

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs Corentin Moutet (FRA) First Meeting OR

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Series Tied 3-3 05 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Fernando Verdasco 7-6(8) 6-2 05 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R16 Stan Wawrinka 3-6 6-4 7-6(8) 12 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay SF Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-3 15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-3 6-4 16 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain) Grass R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-2 7-6(3) 16 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Stan Wawrinka 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4

Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs Corentin Moutet (FRA) First Meeting OR

Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting

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[Q] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) First Meeting

Fucsovics 2019 Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 70 | 22-26 in 2019 (Sofia Final) | 2-1 at Doha (2020 QF) • Last year reached quarter-finals or better in four tournaments and went 1-3 in QF matches. First QF in Doha. • Advanced to 2nd ATP Tour final at Sofia (l. to Medvedev). • Achieved career-high No. 31 on 4 March -- highest-ranked Hungarian since No. 29 Taroczy on 11 July 1983. • Reached QFs at Rotterdam (l. to Nishikori), Dubai (l. to Federer), Munich (l. to Cecchinato after holding 1 MP) and Stuttgart (d. Basilashvili after saving 3 MPs, l. to Raonic). Owns 3-2 record vs. Basilashvili -- all in 2019. • Lost to Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R after 3 hours, 24 minutes. • Retired vs. Coric in St. Petersburg 2R, conceded W/O to Tomic in Beijing Q1 and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai qualifying and Stockholm (left leg). Also retired vs. Khachanov in Vienna 2R as Q (nausea).

Kecmanovic 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 62 | 24-22 in 2019 (Antalya Final) | 2-1 at Doha (2020 QF) • Last year reached quarter-finals or better in four tournaments and went 2-2 in QF matches. First QF in Doha. • Achieved new career-high ranking 15 times, breaking into Top 100 and Top 50. Peaked at No. 47 on 9 September. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour SF and final at Antalya (d. Thompson in 3 TBs, l. to Sonego after holding 1 MP). • Defeated Ruud and Davidovich Fokina to qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals SF (l. to eventual champion Sinner). • Reached QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells as LL (l. to Raonic) and Atlanta (l. to Fritz). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati and beat No. 6 A. Zverev for biggest career win (l. to Bautista Agut in 3R). • Posted 1st Grand Slam win at Roland Garros (d. Kudla in 5 sets, l. to Goffin in 2R). • Earned 1st ATP Tour win of career at Brisbane as Q (d. Mayer, l. to Raonic in 2R). Finished season with 24 wins. • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Verdasco in 1R) and Budapest (l. to Millman in 1R). • Retired in Wimbledon 2R vs. Paire (right ankle) and Dallas, USA Challenger 2R vs. E. King (illness).

Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs [2] Andrey Rublev (RUS) First Meeting

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[1] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) Wawrinka Leads 3-1 13 Chennai (India) Hard QF Aljaz Bedene 6-2 7-6(6) 14 Chennai (India) Hard QF Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-1 15 Chennai (India) Hard F Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-4 18 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Stan Wawrinka 7-5 7-6(5)

Wawrinka 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 15 | 33-19 in 2019 (Rotterdam & Antwerp Finals) | 7-5 at Doha (2008 Final) • Last year reached quarter-finals or better in eight tournaments and third QF in Doha (2008 final, 2019 QF). • Advanced to finals at Rotterdam (d. Nishikori, l. to Monfils) and Antwerp (l. to Murray). • Upset Djokovic in US Open 4R for 5th win in last 6 Grand Slam meetings vs. World No. 1 (l. to Medvedev in QF). • Owns 5-4 record vs. World No. 1 at Grand Slams and 0-17 elsewhere. • Reached Roland Garros QF-or-better for 5th time (d. Tsitsipas 8-6 in 5th after 5 hrs and 9 mins, l. to Federer in QF). • Defeated fellow former World No. 3 Dimitrov in 3 TBs for 500th career win in Roland Garros 3R. • Also defeated Dimitrov in Montreal 1R (l. to Khachanov in 2R) and Cincinnati 1R (l. to Rublev in 2R). • Withdrew from Stuttgart (fatigue), St. Petersburg (foot), Tokyo (foot) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (foot). • Conceded walkover to Federer in Basel QF due to lower back injury.

Bedene 2019 Summary | Age: 30 | World No. 58 | 33-19 in 2019 (Metz Final) | 3-1 at Doha (2020 QF) • Last season reached quarter-finals or better in five tournaments and went 2-3 in QF matches. First QF in Doha. • Fell to 0-4 lifetime in ATP Tour finals with 3-set loss to Tsonga at Metz. • Defeated Cecchinato en route to Rio de Janeiro SF (W/O vs. Djere due to right leg injury). • Advanced to QFs at Cordoba (d. Fognini, l. to Cuevas), Umag (l. to Lajovic) and Vienna as Q (l. to Monfils). • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Albot in 1R) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to Raonic in 2R). • Rallied from 2 sets down for 1st time in career and saved 3 MPs vs. Paire in US Open 2R (l. to A. Zverev in 3R). • Squandered 1 MP vs. Karlovic in Moscow 1R, suffering 1st loss in 5 meetings against 6-foot-11 Croat. • Won 16th Challenger title at Portoroz, SLO (d. Durasovic). Improved to 16-2 in ATP Challenger Tour finals. • Had his 27-match, 3-year Challenger win streak end in Orleans, FRA QF (l. to M. Ymer). • Withdrew from Dubai and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells due to right leg injury.

[Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) First Meeting

Moutet 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 81 | 5-10 in 2019 | 2-0 at Doha (2020 QF) • #NextGenATP Frenchman is appearing in his second career ATP Tour QF (2018 Quito). One of two qualifiers left (Fucsovics) and has yet to lose a set (8-0) in four matches (3-0 in TBs). • Beat No. 23 Pella for biggest career win and to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros as WC (l. to Londero). • Qualified and rallied from 2 sets down to defeat Dimitrov in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 2R). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 17 June and achieved career-high No. 80 on 22 July. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Paris as LL (d. Lajovic, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Opelka in Lyon 1R as WC (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R). Qualified at Dubai (l. to Hurkacz in 1R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Chennai, IND (d. A. Harris) and Lyon, FRA (d. E. Ymer). • Also advanced to Samarkand, UZB Challenger final (l. to Menezes).

Verdasco 2019 Summary | Age: 36 | World No. 49 | 26-27 in 2019 (4 QFs) | 11-7 at Doha (2017 SF) • Last season reached four quarter-finals (0-4) and trying to reach first SF since October 2018 in Vienna (l. to Anderson). Appearing in his second QF in Doha (2017 SF). In six other appearances lost in 2R. • Earned 20+ wins in 16 straight seasons (2004-19). Tied with Nadal for 2nd-longest active streak (Federer 20). • Reached QFs at Sofia (l. to Berrettini), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Nadal), Eastbourne (l. to Querrey) and Kitzbuhel (l. to Sonego). Played 6 sets in 4 hrs, 54 mins on 16 May at Rome (d. Thiem in 2R and Khachanov in 3R). • Earned 6th career win from 2 sets down in Wimbledon 2R (d. Edmund, l. to Goffin in 4R). • Suffered 5th loss from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs) and 6th loss from 2 sets up in US Open 2R (l. to Chung after holding 1 MP). • Played at 66 straight Grand Slams -- 2nd-longest streak of all-time behind Lopez’ active streak of 71. • Saved 3 MPs vs. Gerasimov in Marseille 1R (l. to Bachinger in 2R). • Did not play at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami while awaiting birth of son, Miguel, on 26 March.

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Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs [2] Andrey Rublev (RUS) Kukushkin Leads 3-1 15 Moscow (Russia) Hard R32 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-4 16 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Andrey Rublev 6-3 4-1 ret 18 Vienna (Austria) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6(4) 6-4 19 Marseille (France) Hard QF Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-1 Other meetings: 18 Vienna Q (Austria) Hard -- Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-3 19 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Q (U.S.A.) Hard -- Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-4 6-3

Kukushkin 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 66 | 22-26 in 2019 (Marseille Final) | 1-2 at Doha (2020 2R) • Earned career-high 22 wins in 2019 and achieved career-high No. 39 in ATP Rankings on 25 February. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Tour final since 2015 at Marseille (l. to Tsitsipas). • Posted 5-set win over Isner en route to 2nd Grand Slam 4R of career at Wimbledon (l. to Nishikori). • Beat No. 10 Bautista Agut in 5 sets for 1st Grand Slam Top 10 win of career at US Open (l. to Popyrin in 2R). • Reached QFs at Los Cabos (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman) and St. Petersburg (l. to J. Sousa). • Snapped 6-match losing streak at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Sonego in 1R, l. to Gasquet in 2R). • Did not drop a set en route to Phoenix, USA Challenger final (l. to Berrettini).

Rublev 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 23 | 38-19 in 2019 (Moscow Champion) | 5-2 at Doha (2018 Finalist) • Won title on 22nd birthday in hometown of Moscow (d. Mannarino). Reached Hamburg final (l. to Basilashvili). • Earned career-high 38 wins and achieved career-high No. 22 in ATP Rankings on 21 October -- joining Khachanov and Medvedev as 1st Russian trio in Top 25 since Andreev, Davydenko and Tursunov on 13 July 2009. • Posted biggest career win over No. 3 Federer in 62 minutes to reach 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Cincinnati as Q (l. to eventual champion Medvedev). Quickest loss by Federer since 2003 Sydney 1R (l. to Squillari in 54 minutes). • Also qualified at ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami (l. to Shapovalov in 3R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to eventual champion Fognini in 1R). Reached 3R at Indian Wells as LL (l. to Khachanov) and Shanghai (l. to A. Zverev). • Defeated fellow former World No. 1 juniors Tsitsipas and Kyrgios en route to US Open 4R (l. to Berrettini). • Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 doubles final at Paris w/Khachanov (l. to Herbert/Mahut). • Did not drop a set en route to Indian Wells, USA Challenger final (l. to Edmund). • Withdrew from Roland Garros and Stuttgart qualifying due to wrist injury.

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [6] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) Krajinovic Leads 1-0 19 Metz (France) Hard R16 Filip Krajinovic 3-6 6-4 6-3

Verdasco 2019 Summary | Age: 36 | World No. 49 | 26-27 in 2019 (4 QFs) | 10-7 at Doha (2017 SF) • Earned 20+ wins in 16 straight seasons (2004-19). Tied with Nadal for 2nd-longest active streak (Federer 20). • Reached QFs at Sofia (l. to Berrettini), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Nadal), Eastbourne (l. to Querrey) and Kitzbuhel (l. to Sonego). Played 6 sets in 4 hrs, 54 mins on 16 May at Rome (d. Thiem in 2R and Khachanov in 3R). • Earned 6th career win from 2 sets down in Wimbledon 2R (d. Edmund, l. to Goffin in 4R). • Suffered 5th loss from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs) and 6th loss from 2 sets up in US Open 2R (l. to Chung after holding 1 MP). • Played at 66 straight Grand Slams -- 2nd-longest streak of all-time behind Lopez’ active streak of 71. • Saved 3 MPs vs. Gerasimov in Marseille 1R (l. to Bachinger in 2R). • Did not play at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami while awaiting birth of son, Miguel, on 26 March.

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Krajinovic 2019 Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 40 | 31-18 in 2019 (Budapest, Stockholm Finals) | 1-1 at Doha (2020 2R) • Earned career-high 31 wins. Reached finals at Budapest as Q (l. to Berrettini) and Stockholm (l. to Shapovalov). • Reached QFs at Montpellier (d. Goffin, l. to Berdych after holding 2 MPs), Hamburg (l. to A. Zverev), Metz (l. to Pouille) and Basel (d. Fognini, l. to Tsitsipas). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R as Q (l. to Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (l. to Federer). • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs. Cecchinato en route to Australian Open 3R (l. to Coric). • One of 4 Serbians to reach Roland Garros 3R (d. Tiafoe and Carballes Baena in 5 sets, l. to Tsitsipas). • Won Heilbronn, GER Challenger title (d. De Greef) and reached Sophia Antipolis, FRA Challenger final (l. to Brown).

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) vs [3] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) First Meeting

Kecmanovic 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 62 | 24-22 in 2019 (Antalya Final) | 1-1 at Doha (2020 2R) • Achieved new career-high ranking 15 times, breaking into Top 100 and Top 50. Peaked at No. 47 on 9 September. • Advanced to 1st ATP Tour SF and final at Antalya (d. Thompson in 3 TBs, l. to Sonego after holding 1 MP). • Defeated Ruud and Davidovich Fokina to qualify for Next Gen ATP Finals SF (l. to eventual champion Sinner). • Reached QFs at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells as LL (l. to Raonic) and Atlanta (l. to Fritz). • Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati and beat No. 6 A. Zverev for biggest career win (l. to Bautista Agut in 3R). • Posted 1st Grand Slam win at Roland Garros (d. Kudla in 5 sets, l. to Goffin in 2R). • Earned 1st ATP Tour win of career at Brisbane as Q (d. Mayer, l. to Raonic in 2R). Finished season with 24 wins. • Also qualified at Australian Open (l. to Verdasco in 1R) and Budapest (l. to Millman in 1R). • Retired in Wimbledon 2R vs. Paire (right ankle) and Dallas, USA Challenger 2R vs. E. King (illness).

Tsonga 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 30 | 33-19 in 2019 (Montpellier, Metz Champ) | 9-2 at Doha (2012 Champ) • Earned 30+ wins for 11th time in last 12 seasons (2008-17, 2019). • Won titles at Montpellier as 210th-ranked WC (d. Herbert) and Metz (d. Bedene) -- 10 of 18 career titles in France. • Advanced to SFs at Brisbane (l. to Medvedev) and Marrakech (l. to eventual champion Paire). • Reached QFs at Rotterdam (l. to Medvedev), Lyon (l. to Basilashvili) and ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Struff after saving 2 MPs, l. to Nadal). • Returned to ATP Challenger Tour for 1st time since 2007 with Cassis, FRA title as WC (d. Sela); Orleans, FRA SF (l. to M. Ymer) and Bordeaux, FRA QF as WC (l. to Horansky). Owns 9-1 career record in Challenger finals.

[4] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA) First Meeting

Raonic 2019 Summary | Age: 29 | World No. 32 | 22-14 in 2019 (Indian Wells, Stuttgart SFs) | Doha Debut • Earned 20+ wins and ended year in Top 35 for 9th straight season (2011-19). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF-or-better for 4th time in last 4 appearances (l. to Thiem in SF). • Defeated Kyrgios, Wawrinka and A. Zverev en route to 4th Australian Open QF-or-better (l. to Pouille in QF). • Reached Wimbledon 4R-or-better for 5th time in last 6 years (l. to Pella in 4R after leading by 2 sets). • Lost to Nadal and A. Zverev in Laver Cup debut (Team Europe d. Team World 13-11). • Played 63 tournaments and 6 finals since winning his 8th and most recent title at 2016 Brisbane (d. Federer). • Conceded W/O in Stuttgart SF and retired in ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2R vs. Auger-Aliassime due to back injury. • Withdrew from Delray Beach (back), Madrid (right knee), Rome (right knee), Roland Garros (right knee), Cincinnati (back), US Open (glute), Tokyo (hip), Shanghai (hip), Antwerp (hip) and Davis Cup Finals (back).

Moutet 2019 Summary | Age: 20 | World No. 81 | 5-10 in 2019 | 1-0 at Doha (2020 2R) • Beat No. 23 Pella for biggest career win and to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at Roland Garros as WC (l. to Londero). • Qualified and rallied from 2 sets down to defeat Dimitrov in Wimbledon 1R (l. to Auger-Aliassime in 2R). • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 17 June and achieved career-high No. 80 on 22 July. • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Paris as LL (d. Lajovic, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Opelka in Lyon 1R as WC (l. to Bautista Agut in 2R). Qualified at Dubai (l. to Hurkacz in 1R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Chennai, IND (d. A. Harris) and Lyon, FRA (d. E. Ymer). • Also advanced to Samarkand, UZB Challenger final (l. to Menezes).

COURT 1

[Q] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs [WC] Cem Ilkel (TUR) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting: 16 Todi CH (Italy) Clay R32 Marton Fucsovics 2-6 7-6(1) 6-1

[5] Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) First Meeting

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CENTER COURT

1R: [8] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [Q] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) Fucsovics Leads 1-0 18 Geneva (Switzerland) Clay R16 Marton Fucsovics 7-6(5) 6-4

Tiafoe 2019 Summary | Age: 21 | World No. 47 | 23-27 in 2019 (Next Gen ATP Finals SF) | Doha Debut • Defeated 2017 semi-finalist Dimitrov on 21st birthday to reach 1st Grand Slam QF at Australian Open (l. to Nadal). • Became youngest American Grand Slam quarter-finalist since Roddick, 20, at 2003 Wimbledon. • Upset No. 6 Anderson in Aus. Open 2R for biggest win of career and beat Seppi in 3R for 1st win in 5 sets (1-8). • Achieved career-high No. 29 in ATP Rankings on 11 February. • Reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Miami (l. to Shapovalov). Youngest American in Miami QF since Ginepri, 20, in 2003. Also advanced to QFs at Estoril (l. to Cuevas), Winston-Salem (l. to Hurkacz) and Antwerp (l. to Sinner). • Qualified for 2nd straight Next Gen ATP Finals and advanced to SF (l. to de Minaur).

Fucsovics 2019 Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 70 | 22-26 in 2019 (Sofia Final) | 1-1 at Doha (2019 2R) • Advanced to 2nd ATP Tour final at Sofia (l. to Medvedev). • Achieved career-high No. 31 on 4 March -- highest-ranked Hungarian since No. 29 Taroczy on 11 July 1983. • Reached QFs at Rotterdam (l. to Nishikori), Dubai (l. to Federer), Munich (l. to Cecchinato after holding 1 MP) and Stuttgart (d. Basilashvili after saving 3 MPs, l. to Raonic). Owns 3-2 record vs. Basilashvili -- all in 2019. • Lost to Wawrinka in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R after 3 hours, 24 minutes. • Retired vs. Coric in St. Petersburg 2R, conceded W/O to Tomic in Beijing Q1 and withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai qualifying and Stockholm (left leg). Also retired vs. Khachanov in Vienna 2R as Q (nausea).

2R: [1] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) Wawrinka Leads 6-0 09 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R32 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 12 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay QF Stan Wawrinka 7-5 6-1 12 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R16 Stan Wawrinka 7-6(1) 6-7(6) 7-5 13 s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass QF Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-6(2) 16 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-3 7-5 19 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3

Wawrinka 2019 Summary | Age: 34 | World No. 15 | 33-19 in 2019 (Rotterdam & Antwerp Finals) | 6-5 at Doha (2008 Final) • Advanced to finals at Rotterdam (d. Nishikori, l. to Monfils) and Antwerp (l. to Murray). • Upset Djokovic in US Open 4R for 5th win in last 6 Grand Slam meetings vs. World No. 1 (l. to Medvedev in QF). • Owns 5-4 record vs. World No. 1 at Grand Slams and 0-17 elsewhere. • Reached Roland Garros QF-or-better for 5th time (d. Tsitsipas 8-6 in 5th after 5 hrs and 9 mins, l. to Federer in QF). • Defeated fellow former World No. 3 Dimitrov in 3 TBs for 500th career win in Roland Garros 3R. • Also defeated Dimitrov in Montreal 1R (l. to Khachanov in 2R) and Cincinnati 1R (l. to Rublev in 2R). • Withdrew from Stuttgart (fatigue), St. Petersburg (foot), Tokyo (foot) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (foot). • Conceded walkover to Federer in Basel QF due to lower back injury.

Chardy 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 54 | 28-27 in 2019 (Brisbane SF) | 3-4 at Doha (2016 QF) • Upset 2018 champ Kyrgios and saved 1 MP vs. Uchiyama to reach Brisbane SF (l. to eventual champion Nishikori). • Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to eventual champion Tsonga), Bastad (l. to eventual champion Jarry), Hamburg (l. to eventual champion Basilashvili), Kitzbuhel (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Moscow (l. to Cilic). • Earned 4th career win over World No. 4 by beating Medvedev in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2R as Q (0-23 vs. Top 3). • Also qualified at Beijing (l. to Khachanov in 2R) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to A. Zverev in 2R). • Squandered 5 MPs vs. Garin in Houston 2R and 3 MPs vs. Garin in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 3R. • Achieved doubles career-high No. 28 on 17 June after run to Roland Garros final w/F. Martin (l. to Krawietz/Mies). • Won doubles titles at Rotterdam w/Kontinen (d. Rojer/Tecau), Marseille w/F. Martin (d. McLachlan/Middelkoop) and Estoril w/F. Martin (d. Bambridge/O’Mara).

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1R: [WC] Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Jaziri Leads 1-0 15 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Malek Jaziri 6-2 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) Other Meetings 11 Penza CH (Russia) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 5-7 6-1 11 Astana CH (Kazakhstan) Hard SF Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-4 13 Izmir CH (Turkey) Hard QF Mikhail Kukushkin 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4 14 Beijing Q (China) Hard Q2 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-1

Jaziri 2019 Summary | Age: 35 | World No. 229 | 6-17 in 2019 (Pune & Estoril QFs) | 0-6 at Doha (2012, 2014-18 1R) • Achieved career-high No. 42 in ATP Rankings on 7 January. • Advanced to QFs at Pune (l. to Darcis) and Estoril (l. to Goffin). • Seeking 1st Tour-level win since victory over L. Mayer in 2R of Estoril on 2 May. • Retired in Sydney 1R vs. Querrey due to knee injury and Australian Open 1R vs. Ivashka due to cramping. • Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 Rome qualifying and Geneva due to wrist injury.

Kukushkin 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 66 | 22-26 in 2019 (Marseille Final) | 0-2 at Doha (2010-2011 1R) • Earned career-high 22 wins in 2019 and achieved career-high No. 39 in ATP Rankings on 25 February. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Tour final since 2015 at Marseille (l. to Tsitsipas). • Posted 5-set win over Isner en route to 2nd Grand Slam 4R of career at Wimbledon (l. to Nishikori). • Beat No. 10 Bautista Agut in 5 sets for 1st Grand Slam Top 10 win of career at US Open (l. to Popyrin in 2R). • Reached QFs at Los Cabos (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman) and St. Petersburg (l. to J. Sousa). • Snapped 6-match losing streak at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Sonego in 1R, l. to Gasquet in 2R). • Did not drop a set en route to Phoenix, USA Challenger final (l. to Berrettini).

1R: [WC] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) Herbert Leads 1-0 18 Pune (India) Hard R32 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-2

Cecchinato 2019 Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 75 | 12-25 in 2019 (Buenos Aires Champion) | 2-2 at Doha (2019 SF) • Did not drop a set en route to 3rd ATP Tour title at Buenos Aires (d. Schwartzman). • Achieved career-high No. 16 in ATP Rankings on 25 February. • Reached SFs at Doha (l. to Berdych) and Munich (d. Fucsovics after saving 1 MP, l. to Garin). • Let 2-set leads slip away in 1R at Aus. Open (l. to Krajinovic after holding 1 MP) and Roland Garros (l. to Mahut). • Squandered 3 MPs vs. Delbonis in Hamburg 1R. • Snapped 10-match singles losing streak at Winston-Salem (d. Bublik in 1R). Followed with 5-match losing streak. • Snapped 22-match doubles losing streak at Buenos Aires w/Lajovic (d. Delbonis/Duran in 1R). Followed with 12- match doubles losing streak, which ended at US Open w/Seppi (d. Andujar/Verdasco in 1R).

Herbert 2019 Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 65 | 22-24 in 2019 (Montpellier Final) | 2-1 at Doha (2019 QF) • Achieved career-high No. 36 in ATP Rankings on 11 February after reaching Montpellier final (l. to Tsonga). • Advanced to Budapest SF (l. to Krajinovic), Halle SF (l. to Federer) and Doha QF (d. Thiem in 1R, l. to Berdych). • Earned biggest singles win of career over No. 6 Nishikori in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R (l. to Coric in 3R). • Defeated former Grand Slam semi-finalists Querrey and Chung to reach Australian Open 3R (l. to Raonic). • Snapped 7-match losing streak at Metz (d. Struff, l. to eventual champion Tsonga in 2R). • Completed career Grand Slam in doubles w/Mahut by winning Australian Open title (d. Kontinen/Peers). • Did not drop a set w/Mahut en route to titles at ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Khachanov/Rublev) and Nitto ATP Finals (d. Klaasen/Venus). Won all 4 Grand Slams, Nitto ATP Finals and 7 of 9 ATP Masters 1000s in 5 years as a team. • Also won doubles title at Doha with 2nd-time partner Goffin (d. Haase/Middelkoop).

COURT 1

2R: Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ) First Meeting

1R: [WC] Cem Ilkel (TUR) vs Ricardas Berankis (LTU) First Meeting

COURT 2

1R: [5] Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) Sonego Leads 1-0 19 Marrakech (Morocco) Clay R32 Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 6-3

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QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN SINGLES

SEED PLAYER 2019 W-L (BEST FINISH) DOHA W-L (BEST FINISH) 1 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 33-19 (Rotterdam, Antwerp Finalist) 6-5 (2008 Finalist) 2 Andrey Rublev (RUS) 38-19 (Moscow Champion) 5-2 (2018 Finalist) 3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 33-19 (Montpellier, Metz Champion) 9-2 (2012 Champion) 4 Milos Raonic (CAN) 22-14 (Indian Wells, Stuttgart SF) 0-0 (Debut) 5 Laslo Djere (SRB) 20-22 (Rio de Janeiro Champion) 0-0 (Debut) 6 Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 31-18 (Budapest, Stockholm Finalist) 0-1 (2018 1st Round) 7 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 27-26 (s-Hertogenbosch Champion) 0-1 (2019 1st Round) 8 Frances Tiafoe (USA) 23-27 (Next Gen ATP Finals SF) 0-0 (Debut)

Singles Final Saturday, 11 January at 6:00 pm Qualifiers (4) Gregoire Barrere (FRA), Marton Fucsovics (HUN), Corentin Moutet (FRA), Mikael Ymer (SWE) Wild Cards (3) Marco Cecchinato (ITA), Cem Ilkel (TUR), Malek Jaziri (TUN) #NextGenATP (2) Miomir Kecmanovic (20), Corentin Moutet (20) Oldest Player Fernando Verdasco (36) Withdrawals (2) Alexandr Dolgopolov (right wrist), Richard Gasquet (knee) Most Titles at Event Roger Federer (3)

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN (17)

France (6) Gregoire Barrere, Jeremy Chardy, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Adrian Mannarino, Corentin Moutet, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Serbia (3) Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic, Filip Krajinovic Italy (2) Marco Cecchinato, Lorenzo Sonego Kazakhstan (2) Alexander Bublik, Mikhail Kukushkin Spain (2) Pablo Andujar, Fernando Verdasco United States (2) Tennys Sandgren, Frances Tiafoe Australia (1) Jordan Thompson Canada (1) Milos Raonic Great Britain (1) Kyle Edmund Hungary (1) Marton Fucsovics Lithuania (1) Ricardas Berankis Russia (1) Andrey Rublev Slovenia (1) Aljaz Bedene Sweden (1) Mikael Ymer Switzerland (1) Stan Wawrinka Turkey (1) Cem Ilkel Tunisia (1) Malek Jaziri

ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY

Qatar ExxonMobil Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ($) 227,930 126,160 71,030 40,425 23,190 13,560 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 -- Doubles Prize Money ($) 76,870 39,400 21,350 12,220 7,150 --

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QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN DOUBLES

SEED TEAM 2019 W-L (BEST FINISH) DOHA W-L (BEST FINISH) Mate Pavic (CRO) 41-25 (Shanghai, Geneva Champion) 4-2 (2018 Champion) 1 Bruno Soares (BRA) 37-21 (Shanghai, Stuttgart, Sydney Champion) 10-6 (2014, 2018 Final) Henri Kontinen (FIN) 32-21 (Rotterdam, Stockholm Champion) 0-0 (Debut) 2 Franko Skugor (CRO) 25-26 (Monte-Carlo, Marrakech Champion) 0-1 (2019 1st Round) Rohan Bopanna (IND) 28-26 (Pune Champion) 0-0 (Debut) 3 Wesley Koolhof (NED) 42-26 (Brisbane Champion) 0-1 (2016 1st Round) Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 27-17 (Rotterdam, Marseille, Estoril Champion) 6-2 (2017 Champion) 4 Fabrice Martin (FRA) 31-20 (Marseille, Estoril Champion) 4-0 (2017 Champion)

Doubles Final: Friday 10 January, before singles semi-finals

QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN TALKING POINTS

• Former finalists Stan Wawrinka and Andrey Rublev and 2012 champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga comprise the top three seeds at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar this week.

• Since Switzerland’s Roger Federer won his tournament-leading third singles title at Doha in 2011, only players from France (Tsonga, Richard Gasquet, Gael Monfils), Spain (Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Roberto Bautista Agut), or Serbia (Novak Djokovic twice) have claimed the Doha singles championship.

• Last year, Wawrinka contested the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the first time since his runner-up showing in 2008. He fell to eventual champion Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals.

• 15 players won their first ATP Tour singles title in 2019, which is the most first-time winners in a season since 1999, when there were 16. Four of those first-time winners are in Doha – Tennys Sandgren (Auckland), Laslo Djere (Rio de Janeiro), Adrian Mannarino (s-Hertogenbosch), and Lorenzo Sonego (Antalya).

• Mannarino was the only first-time singles titlist of the 15 aged over 30. He had lost his previous six ATP Tour singles finals before triumphing in s-Hertogenbosch. He reached another final later in 2019, at Zhuhai.

• Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin claimed the Doha doubles title in 2017, which was their first ATP Tour title as a team. Last year, they paired up to pick up two more titles and reach the Roland Garros final.

QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN SINGLES FINALS (since 2005)

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2019 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-4 3-6 6-3 2018 Gael Monfils (FRA) Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6-2 6-3 2017 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Andy Murray (GBR) 6-3 5-7 6-4 2016 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-1 6-2 2015 David Ferrer (ESP) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-4 7-5 2014 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 2013 Richard Gasquet (FRA) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 2012 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Gael Monfils (FRA) 7-5 6-3 2011 Roger Federer (SUI) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-3 6-4 2010 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) Rafael Nadal (ESP) 0-6 7-6(8) 6-4 2009 Andy Murray (GBR) Andy Roddick (USA) 6-4 6-2 2008 Andy Murray (GBR) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-4 4-6 6-2 2007 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) Andy Murray (GBR) 6-4 6-4 2006 Roger Federer (SUI) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-3 7-6(5) 2005 Roger Federer (SUI) Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-3 6-1

BOLD: Player in 2020 Qatar ExxonMobil Open singles draw.

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QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN DOUBLES FINALS (since 2005)

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2019 David Goffin/Pierre-Hugues Herbert Robin Haase/Matwe Middelkoop 5-7 6-4 [10-4] 2018 Oliver Marach/Mate Pavic Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares 6-2 7-6(6) 2017 Jeremy Chardy/Fabrice Martin Vasek Pospisil/Radek Stepanek 6-4 7-6(3) 2016 Feliciano Lopez/Marc Lopez Philipp Petzschner/Alexander Peya 6-4 6-3 2015 Juan Monaco/Rafael Nadal Julian Knowle/Philipp Oswald 6-3 6-4 2014 Tomas Berdych/Jan Hajek Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares 6-2 6-4 2013 Christopher Kas/Philipp Kohlschreiber Julian Knowle/Filip Polasek 7-5 6-4 2012 Filip Polasek/Lukas Rosol Christopher Kas/Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 2011 Marc Lopez/Rafael Nadal Daniele Bracciali/Andreas Seppi 6-3 7-6(4) 2010 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez/Albert Montanes Frantisek Cermak/Michal Mertinak 6-4 7-5 2009 Marc Lopez/Rafael Nadal Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic 4-6 6-4 [10-8] 2008 Philipp Kohlschreiber/David Skoch Jeff Coetzee/Wesley Moodie 6-4 4-6 [11-9] 2007 Mikhail Youzhny/Nenad Zimonjic Martin Damm/Leander Paes 6-1 7-6(3) 2006 Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi Christophe Rochus/Olivier Rochus 2-6 6-3 [10-8] 2005 Albert Costa/Rafael Nadal Andrei Pavel/Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 4-6 6-3

BOLD: Player in 2020 Qatar ExxonMobil Open doubles draw.

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

CENTER COURT

Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs [7] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) First Meeting

Bublik 2019 Summary | Age: 22 | World No. 55 | 15-15 in 2019 (Newport & Chengdu Finalist) | Doha Debut • Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP Tour final at Newport (l. to Isner). • Saved 2 MPs vs. Dimitrov en route to 2nd ATP Tour final at Chengdu (l. to Carreno Busta in 3rd-set TB). • Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings and achieved career-high No. 48 on 14 October. • Defeated Giraldo and Fabbiano in 5 sets to reach Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at US Open (l. to Andujar). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Budapest, HUN (d. Marcora); Pau, FRA (d. Gombos) and Monterrey, MEX (d. Gomez). Owns 6-0 career record in Challenger finals.

Mannarino 2019 Summary | Age: 31 | World No. 43 | 27-26 in 2019 (s-Hertogenbosch Champion) | 0-1 at Doha (2019 1R) • Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 7th final at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. de Bakker, Verdasco, Goffin, Coric and Thompson). • Went on to reach 8th final at Zhuhai (d. No. 7 Tsitsipas in 2R, l. to de Minaur) and 9th final at Moscow (l. to Rublev). • Earned 25+ wins for 5th straight season despite starting 2019 with 0-5 record. • Reached QFs at Delray Beach (l. to Isner) and Antalya (l. to Sonego). • Advanced to 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (l. to Fognini) and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Goffin). • Improved to 8-3 in 5th sets by beating Travaglia in Roland Garros 1R (l. to Monfils in 2R). • Fell to No. 69 in ATP Rankings on 5 August -- lowest since No. 72 on 9 May 2016.

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Pablo Andujar (ESP) Series Tied 2-2 09 s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) Grass R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-5 11 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Pablo Andujar 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 11 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-3 14 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay SF Pablo Andujar 6-3 6-7(2) 6-1

Verdasco 2019 Summary | Age: 36 | World No. 49 | 26-27 in 2019 (4 QFs) | 9-7 at Doha (2017 SF) • Earned 20+ wins in 16 straight seasons (2004-19). Tied with Nadal for 2nd-longest active streak (Federer 20). • Reached QFs at Sofia (l. to Berrettini), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Nadal), Eastbourne (l. to Querrey) and Kitzbuhel (l. to Sonego). Played 6 sets in 4 hrs, 54 mins on 16 May at Rome (d. Thiem in 2R and Khachanov in 3R). • Earned 6th career win from 2 sets down in Wimbledon 2R (d. Edmund, l. to Goffin in 4R). • Suffered 5th loss from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs) and 6th loss from 2 sets up in US Open 2R (l. to Chung after holding 1 MP). • Played at 66 straight Grand Slams -- 2nd-longest streak of all-time behind Lopez’ active streak of 71. • Saved 3 MPs vs. Gerasimov in Marseille 1R (l. to Bachinger in 2R). • Did not play at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami while awaiting birth of son, Miguel, on 26 March.

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Andujar 2019 Summary | Age: 33 | World No. 64 | 14-18 in 2019 (Marrakech Finalist) | 1-5 at Doha (2016 2R) • Did not drop a set en route to 2nd straight Marrakech final (l. to Paire). • Advanced to Gstaad SF (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Kitzbuhel QF (l. to Thiem) in consecutive weeks. • Defeated Edmund in 5 sets en route to 1st Grand Slam 4R at US Open (l. to Monfils). • Snapped 7-match tour-level losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Karlovic, l. to Goffin in 2R). • Lost in 1R at 11 tournaments, including Pune (l. to Donskoy after holding 4 MPs). • Captured back-to-back ATP Challenger Tour titles at Marbella, ESP (d. Paire) and Alicante, ESP (d. Martinez). • Went on to win 3rd Challenger title of season and 11th of career at Prostejov, CZE (d. Ruud and Balazs).

[Q] Gregoire Barrere (FRA) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA) First Meeting

Barrere 2019 Summary | Age: 25 | World No. 83 | 6-7 in 2019 (Metz QF) | Doha Debut • Broke into Top 100 of ATP Rankings on 9 September and achieved career-high No. 80 on 7 October. • Saved 1 MP against countryman Hoang to reach 1st ATP Tour QF at Metz as WC (l. to Paire). • Earned 1st ATP Tour win of career at Marseille as LL (d. Vesely, l. to Stakhovsky in 2R). • Posted 1st Grand Slam win of career at Roland Garros as WC (d. Ebden, l. to Khachanov in 2R). • Qualified at Wimbledon (l. to Pouille in 2R), US Open (l. to Goffin in 2R) and Antwerp (l. to Struff in 1R). • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at Quimper, FRA (d. Evans) and Lille, FRA (d. Maden). • Advanced to Challenger final at Orleans, FRA (l. to M. Ymer). • Did not drop a set en route to Bordeaux, FRA Challenger doubles title w/Halys (d. Arneodo/Nys).

Chardy 2019 Summary | Age: 32 | World No. 54 | 28-27 in 2019 (Brisbane SF) | 2-4 at Doha (2016 QF) • Upset 2018 champ Kyrgios and saved 1 MP vs. Uchiyama to reach Brisbane SF (l. to eventual champion Nishikori). • Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to eventual champion Tsonga), Bastad (l. to eventual champion Jarry), Hamburg (l. to eventual champion Basilashvili), Kitzbuhel (l. to Ramos-Vinolas) and Moscow (l. to Cilic). • Earned 4th career win over World No. 4 by beating Medvedev in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2R as Q (0-23 vs. Top 3). • Also qualified at Beijing (l. to Khachanov in 2R) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to A. Zverev in 2R). • Squandered 5 MPs vs. Garin in Houston 2R and 3 MPs vs. Garin in ATP Masters 1000 Paris 3R. • Achieved doubles career-high No. 28 on 17 June after run to Roland Garros final w/F. Martin (l. to Krawietz/Mies). • Won doubles titles at Rotterdam w/Kontinen (d. Rojer/Tecau), Marseille w/F. Martin (d. McLachlan/Middelkoop) and Estoril w/F. Martin (d. Bambridge/O’Mara).

Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs [6] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) Edmund Leads 1-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Kyle Edmund 7-5 6-3 Other Meeting 16 Rome CH (Italy) Clay F Kyle Edmund 7-6(2) 6-0

Edmund 2019 Summary | Age: 24 | World No. 69 | 17-22 in 2019 (Eastbourne SF) | 2-1 at Doha (2016 QF) • Defeated countrymen Norrie and Evans to reach Eastbourne SF as WC (l. to eventual champion Fritz). • Advanced to Washington QF (d. Tsonga, l. to Gojowczyk). • Lost to eventual finalist in 4R at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (l. to Federer) and Miami (l. to Isner). • Snapped 5-match losing streak at Roland Garros (d. Chardy in 5 sets, ret. vs. Cuevas in 2R -- left knee) and 7- match losing streak at ATP Masters 1000 Paris (d. Berankis and Schwartzman, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3R). • One year after reaching Australian Open SF, lost to 2-time semi-finalist Berdych in 1R. • Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Indian Wells, USA as WC and No. 1 seed (d. Rublev). • Fell to No. 75 in ATP Rankings on 21 October -- lowest since No. 84 on 5 September 2016.

Krajinovic 2019 Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 40 | 31-18 in 2019 (Budapest & Stockholm Finals) | 0-1 at Doha (2018 1R) • Earned career-high 31 wins. Reached finals at Budapest as Q (l. to Berrettini) and Stockholm (l. to Shapovalov). • Reached QFs at Montpellier (d. Goffin, l. to Berdych after holding 2 MPs), Hamburg (l. to A. Zverev), Metz (l. to Pouille) and Basel (d. Fognini, l. to Tsitsipas). • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R as Q (l. to Nadal) and ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R (l. to Federer). • Rallied from 2 sets down and saved 1 MP vs. Cecchinato en route to Australian Open 3R (l. to Coric). • One of 4 Serbians to reach Roland Garros 3R (d. Tiafoe and Carballes Baena in 5 sets, l. to Tsitsipas). • Won Heilbronn, GER Challenger title (d. De Greef) and reached Sophia Antipolis, FRA Challenger final (l. to Brown).

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COURT 1

[Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA) First Meeting

[Q] Mikael Ymer (SWE) vs Aljaz Bedene (SLO) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 19 Orleans CH (France) Hard QF Mikael Ymer 7-6(2) 6-4

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) Kecmanovic Leads 1-0 19 Antalya (Turkey) Grass SF Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(1) Other Meeting 18 Zhuhai CH (China) Hard R32 Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4 6-2

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES

[8] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [Q] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) Fucsovics Leads 1-0 18 Geneva (Switzerland) Clay R16 Marton Fucsovics 7-6(5) 6-4

[WC] Cem Ilkel (TUR) vs Ricardas Berankis (LTU) First Meeting

[5] Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) Sonego Leads 1-0 19 Marrakech (Morocco) Clay R32 Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 6-3

[WC] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) Herbert Leads 1-0 18 Pune (India) Hard R32 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-2

[WC] Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Jaziri Leads 1-0 15 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Malek Jaziri 6-2 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) Other Meetings 11 Penza CH (Russia) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 5-7 6-1 11 Astana CH (Kazakhstan) Hard SF Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-4 13 Izmir CH (Turkey) Hard QF Mikhail Kukushkin 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4 14 Beijing Q (China) Hard Q2 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2 6-1

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